650-400 BC China, Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Warring States Period, Uncertain State and City, Æ Square Shoulder Spade

CHINA, Eastern Zhou dynasty – Warring States Period. Uncertain. Circa 650-400 BC. Æ Square Shoulder Spade (94x50mm, 31.14 g). Retrograde Ye (or Gu?) in jīnwén (bronzeware script) / Blank. BN, Chinoises I –; Hartill 2.99 var. (character retrograde). Dark and lighter green patina with scattered earthen deposits. From the Norman Frank Collection.